Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The corresponding author has received explicit permission from all co-authors to submit their work to CCA in the present form and agrees on behalf of all authors to adhere to the journal's checklist and guidelines.
  • The submission is not already published or under consideration to be published elsewhere, and it will not be submitted for publication elsewhere while under CCA's consideration.
  • The initial submission consists of a single file in PDF format and is prepared according to the Author Guidelines.
  • Authors may only submit their own original work written in their own words. Due credit must be given to all examples, methods and results originating from other sources.
  • Authors agree to prepare the final version of the submission using the journal's LaTeX style file and to comply with the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Please prepare your manuscript according to the guidelines below and submit a PDF version through the EditFlow submission page.

General

Combinatorial Commutative Algebra (CCA) is a diamond open access, fully refereed journal dedicated to high-quality research at the intersection of combinatorics and commutative algebra. CCA publishes significant advances on topics such as monomial and toric ideals, combinatorial aspects of homological algebra, combinatorial topology, arrangements, tropical geometry, and applications in areas such as coding theory and algebraic statistics. High quality surveys in these areas may also be considered for publication.

There is no page limit, so include all relevant details. The writing must be in English, and it must be unambiguous and grammatically correct. Other than CCA's own, no logos, emblems or flags will be displayed on published papers.

Abstract

A brief abstract must be included at the beginning of the submission. The abstract should provide context for the work and list new contributions. It should be self-contained and without references to the bibliography or other parts of the submission. The use of TeX code in the abstract is not recommended as the resulting text may not visualize correctly in a web browser; in particular, TeX macros must not be used in the abstract.

Initial Submission

  • The initial submission should consist of a single file in PDF format.
  • A valid email address and an affiliation must be provided for each co-author. Changes in either should be promptly communicated to the journal.
  • When used in names and text, accented letters and symbols can be input directly as Unicode characters instead of LaTeX commands. For example, á can be used instead of \'a.
  • Please use 12-point fonts for the initial submission.

Final Submission

  • Manuscripts accepted for publication must be prepared using the CCA LaTeX style file cca.sty in the same manner as cca-sample.tex   to produce output similar to cca-sample.pdf. In particular, LaTex should run without reporting any errors including, but not limited to, overfull hboxes. There is no need to include the cca.sty file in the upload of your final submission as the journal's own copy will be used.
  • Upload a PDF of your paper, and upload all source files as "supplementary files." If your LaTeX file is self-contained, then simply upload it as a supplementary file. If your LaTeX file imports other files such as images or a bibliography, then create a zip file that includes the LaTeX file and all of the files it imports, then upload the zip file as a single supplementary file.
  • In the interest of producing high quality printouts, we strongly recommend creating images using the PGF/TikZ package and including code directly into your LaTeX file. As an alternative, authors may submit image files in PDF or EPS format, preferably containing vector graphics.
  • Figures and tables should be entered as floats with captions. As floats may need to be moved within the document, please avoid referring to them in such manner as "the figure/table below/above" and use labels instead.
  • Include a complete and up-to-date list of bibliographical references. References may be placed directly in the LaTeX source file using thebibliography environment or by uploading an accompanying .bbl file. All references appearing in the bibliography must be cited in the text. Please make citations as explicit as possible by including an environment number (e.g.: Theorem 2.1(a), Example IV), a (sub)section number, or a page number.
    • CCA recommends using BibTeX with the abbrv bibliography style, then copying and pasting the contents of the .bbl file in the source file.
  • Please include a short list of keywords and one or more 2020 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) codes with your final submission, using the dedicated fields in the sample file.

Troubleshooting

Should you encounter any issues during the submission process, please contact the managing editors.

Corrigendum

Author(s) may submit a corrigendum if:

  • the main result(s) remain true; and
  • author(s) can provide a corrected or replacement proof, or a precise amendment (e.g., added hypothesis, corrected bound) that preserves the paper’s core contributions.

If the error makes a central statement false, substantially weakens the results beyond the paper’s scope, or requires extensive new theory, the editors may instead pursue a retraction or invite a new, standalone submission.

To request a corrigendum, the author(s) should start a new submission including the following information:

  • A new section appended to the original paper by placing \corrigendum{Month Day, Year} immediately after \authorinformation in the accepted manuscript’s source file (using the CCA style file). The date is the day author(s) submit the corrigendum to the managing editors.The corrigendum section must include an opening paragraph explaining:
    • the issue,
    • why a correction/replacement proof is needed,
    • which results are impacted by the changes.
  • For each correction: make sure to include the precise location in the published version
    (section/theorem/equation/figure; page/line if helpful) and the corrected text/formula.
  • If supplying a new proof for a theorem, restate the theorem, and provide a self-contained
    proof that introduces no new results and no renumbering (unless the fix requires).

Corrigenda that include a replacement proof or change mathematical content will be externally
checked (preferably by the original referee(s) or a subject expert), with the review focused on the corrected portions unless broader interaction is required. Upon a positive check, the corrigendum is appended to the published PDF and the article page notes “A corrigendum was added on [date]”; the DOI and record remain unchanged.

Copyright Notice

The copyright of published papers remains with the authors. By default, articles are published under CC BY-ND 4.0, and authors may request CC BY 4.0 during production.

We only require your agreement that we publish it, as described in the following publication release agreement:

  1. This is an agreement between the Combinatorial Commutative Algebra (the "Journal"), and the copyright owner (the "Owner") of a work (the "Work") to be published in the Journal.
  2. The Owner warrants that they have the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights granted in this Agreement.
  3. The Owner hereby grants to the Journal a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty free license to publish or distribute the Work, to enter into arrangements with others to publish or distribute the Work, and to archive the Work.
  4. The Owner agrees to ensure, to the extent reasonably possible, that further publication of the Work with the same or substantially the same content will include an acknowledgement of prior publication in the Journal.

We strongly encourage authors to release their paper under one of the Creative Commons licenses.

 

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